Cement burial-vault.



PATENTED OCT. 16, 1906.

Y A. E. BBALL.

CEMENT BURIAL VAULT. AFPLIOATION FILED MAYZS, 1906.

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UNITED `STATES 'PATENT OFFIOE.

ALBERT E. BEALL, OF CLINTON, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO THE MISSISSIPPI BURIAL VAULT GO., OF CLINTON, IOWA.

CEMENT BURIAL-VAULT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.Patented Oct. 16, 190.6.`

' To L7/Z whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, ALBERT E. BEALL, a citizen of the United States, residing .at Clinton, in the county of Clinton and State of Iowa., have invented a new and useful Cement Burial-Vault., of which the following is a specfication.

This invention relates to burial-vaults; and its object is to provide a structure of this character made up of sections which can be readily transported, which can be quickly asserplbled, and which can be rendered watertig` t.

A still further object is to provide novel means for permanently connectin the sections, so as to practically close t e spaces therebetween.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the vault, one corner thereof being broken away and showing the channels for the reception of cement. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the vault with the cover removed and showing the openings in the channels into which cement is adapted to be poured. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through a portion of the vault and showing the cover, one side wall, and the bottom partly in elevation. Fig. 4 is a bottom view of one of the coversections, the same being partly broken away to show the seat for a brace-rod; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of said cover-sections.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, A is the bottom of the vault, the same being made up of a desired .number of sections 1, each of which is reduced in thickness along its edges to form upstanding shoulders 2, those portions of the sections between the shoulder and the upper edges constituting seats for the walls of the vault. The adjoining transversely-extending shoulders 2 of the bottom sections form transverse channels 3.

The side walls B of the vault are -made up of a desired number of sections 4, the thickness of the sections being substantially equal to the width of the seats formed by the bottom sections 1. The sections of each side wall have grooves 5 in their upper faces or edges, and these grooves are adapted to aline when the wall-sections are assembled. In the construction shown in the drawings each wall is made up .of two sections, and the outer ends of the grooves 5 extend at right angles, as shown at 6. Openings 7 are disposedvertically within the ends of the sections, and when said sections are assembled the openings in the adjoining ends thereof communicate through registering slots 43. Slots 9 are also formed in the inner faces of the outer end portions of sections 4 and open into the openings 7 in the outer ends of said section.

The end walls C of the vault are preferably rounded at their upper ends and have grooves 10 therein, which open at their ends into the extension 6 of the grooves-5. Openings 11 are formed in the endv portions of these walls C and parallel with the side edges, and each opening has a .slot 12 opening thereinto and extendinor throughout the height of the side of the end wall.

The cover D, used in connection with the vault, is made u of a suitable number of sections and, as s own in the drawings, may consist of a middle section 13 and end sections 14. All of the sections are arched to conform with the contour of the upper ortions of the end walls, and the ed es of t ese extensions bear on the side wa ls and are formed with beads 15, adapted to fit within the grooves 5. Beads 16 are also arranged on the lower faces of the end sections 14, so as to fit within the grooves 10. The inner end of one of the end sections 14 has a bead 17 formed thereon and provided with notches 18, disposed at desired intervals. This bead is adapted to project into a groove 19 formed in the adjoining edge of the middle section 13, and the upper wall of said groove is made shorter than the lower wall, as shown at 20, so that a channel 21 is formed in the top of the vault between the two sections, the walls of said channel being notched, as at 22. The other end section is provided with a groove similar to that in the middle section and which is ada ted to receive a bead 17 on the end of the middle section. Each section of the top or cover is preferably reinforced by brace rods 23, which extend transversely thereunder and have eyes 24 at their ends which are seated in the side portions of the IOO IOf

These vbraces serve to .reinforce the .coversections and also enable them to resist the pressure produced by the soil resting thereon.v

In assembling the parts of the vault the bottom sections, are placed together 'in proper position, and the side and end walls are cemented to the seats on the' bottom sections and with the slots 8, 9, and 12 re istering in the manner described. Meta lic plates 25 are'then forced downward into the registering slotsand with their ends projecting into the .openings 7 and 11. plates extend the full length of the slots and serve to seal the oints against the admission of .moisture therethroug Afterf the parts have been placed together in this .manner vcement is poured into the openings 7 .and 11,

so as to ll them and close any spaces which may remain within the slots 8, 9, and 12.

When it is desired to seal the vault, the cover-sections 13 and 14 are placed thereon, with their beads 15 and 16 resting in the grooves 5 and 10, respectively. It is of course j understood that cement is iirst placed within these grooves, .so as to seal the joints between the cover and walls. When the coversections are in .proper position, the end beads 17 will project into the end grooves 19. Ce-

rIhese ment is therefore adapted vto be poured into `the channels 214 through notches 22 and 18, so as to completely fill the spaces around the beads 1,7, and lthereby prevent the admission of moisture to the vault.

The vault after being sealed in the manner vdescribed Aconsists practically of .a single piece of articial stone, the interior of which is protected froml moisture. Moreover, the vault is very durable, can be easily set up, and by reason that it is made of sections it can be conveniently transported.

What is claimed is- A burial-vaultcomprising a bottom, secltional walls supported thereby, said sections contacting at their ends and having register- .ning slots ofuniform width and openings eX- vtending through the walls along theinner ends kof the slots, said openings being of jgreater width than the slots, connectingplates iitted snugly within the slots and eX- tending the height of the walls, said plates projecting into and adapted to be cemented within the openings, and a cover supported by the Walls.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afIiXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses. l

ALBERT E. BEALL.

Witnesses:

W. J. MOCOY.

. HAZEL ARP. 

